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June l1, 1935.

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RATCLIFF CONTAINER Filed March 25, 1933- .INVENTORf Q. aQQg/M A uMMwvMuL/i y ldmhlll' "mi Patented June l1,V 1935 I i UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE CONTAINER Arthur Ratcliff, Milwaukee, Wis., assignor toHummel & Downing Co., Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of WisconsinApplication March 25, 1933, serial No. 662,693 2 cleats; (01.229-45)VThe present invention relates inv general to of aisingle blank Of Stiffand relatively heal/'Y improvements in the construction of containerspaper or fiber board, coated on the surfaces and for concealing orconfining articles such as botat the edges With Water resistant Wax O1Other tles or packages. substance, and scored'to permit convenient as-An object of the invention is to provide a botsembly O1` OOllaDse Of thebOX The bOttOm 3 0f I tle container or the like, which is simple and thebox has the front wall 9 and the rear wall compact in construction, andwhich is moreover I formed integral with the front and rear edges highlyelective in use. thereof, and also has inner reenforcing plates Anotherobject of the invention is to provide Il fOrIned integral With its endedges- The main l0 an improved seal for a paper box or the like, endwalls I2 are formed integral with the side 10 which will effectivelyretain the cover in closed edges of the front wall 9 and are foldable soas position while permitting re-use of the box after to lie iiat againstthe Outer Surfaces Of the end the seal has been broken. plates II, andauxiliary end walls I3 formed inte- A further object of the invention isto provide gral With the OpDOSite side edges 0f the Teal Well improvedstructure for enabling convenient hanl0 are adapted tO be felded Overthe Outer-slll- 1 5 dling of a box structure, without exposing the facesof the end walls I2 and to be held in interior of the container.assembled position by means of tongues I4 in- Still another object ofthe invention is to pro- Sertable through slots I5 inthe Walls I2. Thevide an improved paper box structure especially upper edges of the outerend walls I3 have inteadapted to hold beer bottles or theiike. graltopaps I6 capable of being folded inwardly 20 Another object of theinvention is to provide over the interior of the box, and a eOVel ll iSa moisture-proof container constructed of paper Ormed integral With theupper edge Of the reel' or the like, which is amply reenorced to permitwall I0 and is adapted to fold downwardly over stacking when loadedwithout danger of collapse, the top flaps I6 to complete the enclosure.It but which may be knocked-down when empty. Will be understood, thatthis box structure may 25 These and other objects and advantages will beknocked-down or collapsed by merely withbe apparent from the followingdetailed descripdrawing the tongues I4 from-the slots I5, and tion. 4subsequently folding the coverv I1, end walls I2, A clear conception ofembodiments of the sev- I3, plates Hand Walls 9, l0 against eachOthereral features of the improvement, and of the Disposed within theassembled box structure, 30 mode of constructing and of utilizingcontainers is a lining comprising a bottom plate I8 and a built inaccordance with the invention, may be vertical liner I9, both formed ofrelatively inexhad by referring to the drawing accompanying pensivematerial such as corrugated paper board. and forming a part of thisspecilication in which This lining snugly lits the interior of` the boxlike reference characters designate the same or structure and the topnaps I6 of the outer end 85 similar` parts in the several views. WallsI3 are foldable over the top edge of the end Fig. 1 is a full top viewof a closed paper box walls'of the liner i9, while the cover tongue 20having the cover retained in closed position with is adapted to beinserted between the upper p01- an improved sealing device; tions of thefront wall 9 and the adjacent por- Fig. 2 is a part sectional frontelevation of the tiOn Of the liner. The front Wall 9 is DrOVided 40improved box and sealing device; with an elongated horizontal slot 2ldisposed in f Fig. 3 isv a. transverse vertical section throughproximity to the lower edge of the tongue 20 when the box, taken alongthe line 3-3 of Fig. 2; the cover II is closed, and the cover I1 is alsoFig. 4 is a full end view of the closed box; and provided with a similarslot 22. These slots 2|, Fig. 5 is a plan view of one ofthe improved 22are adapted t0 COODeTate With the imPIOVed 45 sealing devices. sealingdevice 23 as shown in Figsil to 4 inclusive, While the improvements havebeen illustrated in order to positively prevent opening of the cover asbeing applied to a paper box especially adapted l'l and tO hOld thesaine tightly ClOSeClfor the reception and storage of beer bottles orThe improved sealing device 23 is shown in de- 60 the like, it is notintendedl to unnecessarily limit tail in Fig. 5 and is preferably formedof a single 50 the scope by such specific disclosure, since some blankOf leXible but relatively Stili and tOugh of the features are obviouslymore generally ap-` material such as strong paper 01 libel beaid- Theplicable to other forms and types of containers. OppOsite ends Of theblank are DIOVided With Side Referring to the drawing, the improved boxtongues 24. 25 and the intervening pOrtiOn is of structure comprisesgenerally an envelope formed Substantially the same Width as the lengthOf the 55 Cil slots 2|, 22 of the box. One end of the sealing device 23is insertable through the slot 2| by temporarily folding the tongues 24against the adjacent body portion suiiiciently to permit such insertion,and the tongues 24 will spring back Ainto the position shown in Fig. 2,between the front Wall 9 and the liner I9 after the insertion has beenmade. The opposite end of the sealing device 23 is likewise insertablethrough the cover slot 22 when the cover I1 has been closed,V bytemporarily folding the tongues 25 against the adjacent body portion ofthe device 23 sufficiently to permit such insertion. After the tongueshave passed through the slot v22, they will snap outwardly to theposition shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and the body portion of the sealingdevice 23 will then be locked firmly over the corner of the box asindicated in Fig. 3. Subsequent opening of the box can be eiectedonly bytearing or cutting the sealing device 23 into two parts.

The end walls I2, I3 arid the adjacent plates I I are moreover providedwith alined handle openings 26 as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and in` orderto permit free use of these openings for insertion of the ngers, theliner I9 is preferably provided with cut-outs 21 which will swinginwardly as indicated in dot and dashlines at the right of Fig. 2, whenthe hand is applied to lift the box structure. These cut-outs 21 servethe dual purpose of maintaining a tight closure for the interior of thebox, and of preventing tampering through the openings 26, with thetongues 25 of the sealing device. The loading within the box willordinarily prevent the cut-outs 21 from being swung inwardly to agreater extent than is necessary for insertion of the ngers, and willthus guard vthe inner locking portions of the sealing device 23.

It is believed that the foregoing detailed description of the boxstructure, of the seal therefor, and of the means for facilitatinghandling of the box and for protecting the seal, is suiiicient to conveya. clear idea o1' the improved; fea.-

tures. The interior of the box may be provided with any desired meansfor holding the bottles or packages in spaced relationship, and thewaterproong of the structure isextremely important when' the structureis utilized to coniine beer bottles or the like, because of theexcessive moisture prevailing in breweries. By virtue of the fact thatthe improved sealing device does not necessitate damaging of the boxstructure, during application or removal o f the device 23, the boxitself may be constructed of relatively durable material and re-usedwhen the bottles or the container are empty. I'he double end walls I2,Il and the plates II provide triple end thickness, thereby producing agood grip at the handle openings 26, and also permitting stacking of theboxes without danger of collapse. 'I'hebox is also reenforced by theliners I8, I9 which may be replaced when the box is used over and over,and these liners also insure a perfect closure and prevent the sealingdevice from being tampered with.

It should be understood that it is not desired to limit the invention tothe exact details of construction herein shown and described, forvarious modications within the scope of the claims may occur to personsskilled in the art.

It is claimed and desired to lsecure by Letters Patent:

1. In a container, a cover and walls cooperable to provide an enclosure,a sealing device releasable without destruction only from within saidenclosure, some of said walls having handle openings therein, and meanswithin the container for preventing access to said sealing means fromwithin the enclosure.

2. In a container, a cover and walls cooperable to provide an enclosure,opposite of said walls having handle openings therein, and a liner forsaid walls having deilectable aps for permitting insertion of theiingers through said openings and for sealing said openings upon removal0f the fingers therefrom.

